Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Bryseis's homeland. Bryseis decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Ilga is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mordai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 360 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Sariel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Lavinia was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Caramip was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.